Probox ambush: Two arrested after woman robbed of Sh1 million at gunpoint
The attackers reportedly blocked the woman's path with a white Toyota Probox before taking the cash and personal belongings.
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Latest crime stories from across Kenya.
Probe as man loses Sh1.37 million in briefcase theft at Karen petrol station
The man had withdrawn the money from a bank in the area at around noon and placed it in a black briefcase inside his Toyota Land Cruiser.
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Police officer killed, nine injured in Meru-Nanyuki road crash
The Anti-Stock Theft Unit team was travelling from Nanyuki to Isiolo when a tyre burst, causing the vehicle to roll several times
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Police arrest suspect, recover 561 rolls of suspected drugs in Bungoma
In a statement, the National Police Service (NPS) said officers based at Bungoma Police Station conducted an intelligence-led operation that led to the arrest
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Police recover stolen tyres and spare parts after highway robbery in Taita Taveta
Four suspected robbers hijacked an Isuzu lorry along the Nairobi-Mombasa Highway, escaping with its cargo and abandoning the driver in a thicket.
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DCI Explains Arrest of Farmhand in Kajiado Woman’s Murder Probe
The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has explained why a farmhand who reported the recovery of a woman’s body from a shallow grave in Isinya, Kajiado County, was arrested alongside her husband. The clarification follows the…
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Police Recover Part of Cargo Stolen in Nairobi–Mombasa Highway Robbery
Police have recovered part of a consignment of assorted tyres and motor vehicle spare parts stolen after four suspected robbers hijacked an Isuzu lorry along the Nairobi–Mombasa Highway in the Ndara area. The recovery followed a…
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Two Suspects Arrested Over Sh1 Million Gunpoint Robbery in Nandi
Detectives have arrested two men suspected of robbing a woman of Sh1 million at gunpoint in Chemobo Village, Aldai Constituency, Nandi County. The arrests followed an intelligence-led operation in Mudete, Sabatia Sub-County, after the…
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Husband, farmhand held over murder and secret burial of Kajiado woman
Ndayishimiye Deo, a Burundian national, allegedly helped bury Sangka's body after being instructed to do so by his employer, Shon David Rabassa Kioko, the.
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Two arrested over murder, stabbing in Kibra
The suspects were arrested in the Kingstone area of Lindi following an intelligence-led operation by detectives investigating the two incidents
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Two killed in suspected cross-border attack in Turkana
The killings follow a similar attack a day earlier in which a teenager was killed, two people injured and an NPR officer reported missing in Kibish
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Two men killed in Migori as police recover 14 cartridges
Investigators visited the scene and recovered 14 cartridges, including 10 resembling those used in AK-47 rifles and four similar to 9mm ammunition
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Two killed, three injured as car hits pedestrians along Ngong Road
Two pedestrians have died, and three others sustained injuries after a motorist lost control of a vehicle and rammed into people at a stage along Ngong Road early Thursday morning.
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Police brutality victims urged to file compensation claims before November 14 deadline
The compensation panel for victims of police brutality is urging Kenyans who are yet to register their grievances and compensation claims to do so within the next two weeks.
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Woman found buried in shallow grave, husband arrested in Kajiado
Detectives in Isinya, Kajiado County, arrested a man suspected of murdering his 34-year-old wife, Farida Peter Sangka, and attempting to conceal the crime by burying her body in a shallow grave at their farm in Entarakuet. The discovery…
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Drug dealer jailed for 3D-printed gun murder
Marcin Buryta, 32, found 45-year-old Piotr Pruszak at his home in Conifer Road, Southampton, in February and shot him four times, Hampshire Police said.
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Man arrested after wife’s body is exhumed from shallow grave in Isinya
DCI said a farmhand allegedly told investigators that his employer had killed the woman before instructing him to help bury her body.
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Man arrested after wife’s body is found in shallow grave in Kajiado
Detectives in Isinya, Kajiado County, have arrested a man suspected of murdering his wife after her body was discovered buried in a shallow grave on their farm.
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Man arrested after wife’s body is exhumed from shallow grave in Isinya
DCI said a farmhand allegedly told investigators that his employer had killed the woman before instructing him to help bury her body.
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DPP seeks UK extradition of Kenyan wanted over alleged murder
Prosecutors say British authorities have issued warrants against Brian Kiprop Kiplagat over eight counts, including murder, manslaughter and fraud.
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Somali man convicted for fraudulently acquiring Kenyan passport
A Somali national was convicted by the JKIA Law Courts after pleading guilty to three counts relating to unlawful presence in Kenya and the fraudulent acquisition of Kenyan identity and passport documents. Mohamud Mohammed Roble was…
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Former USIU student sentenced to death for murder of colleague in 2012
A former United States International University-Africa (USIU-Africa) student has been sentenced to death for murdering his colleague after abducting her and demanding ransom from her family.
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Kenyan arrested by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement team over alleged visa overstay
According to the agency, he entered the United States on February 6, 2019, on a B-2 tourist visa but failed to leave the country when his authorised stay expire
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KNCHR raises alarm over targeting of persons seeking sanctuary in Kenya
KNCHR said Kenya must ensure its territory is not used for transnational repression, enforced disappearances or the extrajudicial transfer of individuals.
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